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H. & B. SIMPSON.

I I STAY BUSK-. No. 253,779. Patented Feb.14,1882.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY SIMPSON AND BENJAMIN G. SIMPSON, OF SHEFFIELD, COUNTY OF YORK, ASSIGNORS TO ROBERT SYMINGTON, OF MARKET HARBOROUGH,

COUNTY OF LEICESTER, ENGLAND;

STAY- BUSK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 253,779, dated February 14, 1882.

Application filed December 10, 1881.

To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that we, HENRY SIMPSON and BENJAMIN GREAvEs SIMPSON, both of Sheffield, in the county ofYork, in the Kingdom of Great Britain, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Stay-Busks; and we do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it [o appertains to make and use the same.

Our invention relates to improvements in stay-busks, the object being to produce a busk that will afford support to a larger surface of the body than is usual, and at the same time I 5 shall be very elastic where such elasticity is required, and yielding to the movements of the body of the wearer.

In carrying out our invention we make'the husk in two principal parts, which can be connected by means of the usual fastenings, such as studs and clasps. Each part is narrow at the top end, and at the bottom end is divided into strips or fingers, which are spread outward, somewhat resembling a fan. Each part may 2 5 be made out of asingle piece of sheet metal, (by preference steel,) the openings between the fingers be'in g cutout; but we prefer to construct them of separate strips ofsteel or other suitable (No model.)

.we find that three on each principal part are suitable and answer the purpose.

Referring to the drawings, Figure l is a front view of a stay-husk, and Fig. 2 a side view.

In the drawings, A, B, and O are the strips or fingers, of spring-steel, shown riveted together, though they may be made as before 4.0 described-cut out of one piece of metal.

We claim as our invention- 1. A stay-husk consisting of two or more elastic blades secured together at one end, and having their opposite ends separated from each other and spread apart to form a Wide or fanlike bearing, and each being arranged to yield independently of the others. 4

2. A stay-husk composed of the blades or fingers A, B,and O,substantially as described 50 and shown.

HENRY SIMPSON. BENJAMIN GREAVES SIMPSON. Witnesses:

OHAs. B. HoBBIs, CHARLES RENSHAW. 

